chrisom

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chrisom
    n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and
         balsam [syn: {chrism}, {chrisom}, {sacramental oil}, {holy
         oil}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chrisom \Chris"om\, n. [See {Chrism}.]
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   1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle
      thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.]
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   2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so
      called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud
      for it. [Obs.] --Blount.
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